Where does “evanjegue” come from?
evanjegue (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese evangélico, from Old Portuguese evangélico, from Latin evangelicus, from Latin ēvangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, from Ancient Greek εὐάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος — angel; messenger.
evanjegue (Portuguese): a Protestant, especially one who is overly zealous and excessively preachy about their religious beliefs
Definitions
- a Protestant, especially one who is overly zealous and excessively preachy about their religious beliefs
Ancestry of “evanjegue”, step by step
evanjegue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese evangélico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | evangélico | evangelical |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | evangélico | — |
| 3 | Latin | evangelicus | evangelical |
| 4 | Latin | ēvangelium | good news |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εὐαγγέλιον | a reward for good news; good news; gospel |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εὐάγγελος | bringing good news |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀγγέλλω | to carry, deliver, pass on, relay (a message, information, news, a command, instructions); to announce, report |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 9 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 10 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 12 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |
via Portuguese jegue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | jegue | donkey; idiot, fool; dumb, foolish, idiotic |